About Jennifer Johnston-Clark: Photography

I have been doing photography for a while now, and I cannot believe how lucky I am to be living my dream. I wake up every morning and pinch myself. I have the most fantastic, unique, and interesting clients. Every job I get is a new adventure, and its incredible. My life is an absolute adventure and I wouldn't have it any other way.

I love shooting the variety of life. Any culture, any religion, any sexuality. Everybody has a story to share with the world, ... and my camera!

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  • Archive: September, 2009



    Party: Knights and Princesses

    Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

    It was an interesting night. Once the guests started arriving, I could NOT stop smiling. Crowns, swords, shields, tiaras, sparkly shoes, chain mail, tabbards, and cute suits and dresses! I saw it all!!!

    I was asked to photograph the guests of this wonderful evening by a friend of mine, as they were on a budget, and I think she knows how super awesome and generous I am hahaha, so I did it for free, and it was SO worth it. Everyone had a FABULOUS time, and loved getting their photos taken, made me happy ;)

    So Knights and Princesses, what was it? Fathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and other significant males, brought the gorgeous gals along for some fun (daughters, granddaughters, nieces, sisters, etc etc). My friend Pip, and the rest of the organisors, did a wonderful job. The lights sparkled, the music flowed, and the games looked to be alot of fun. The girls got their nails and makeup done, while the guys battled it out on the jousting field! And all night long, I snapped away on the camera as the guests came to get their photos taken.

    The lighting situation was a bit rough, but yay for Nico being on hand with the reflector, holding it above my head the WHOLE time, so I could bounce some light off something !! Love you Nico ;)

    Because of the ages of the guests, and because we didnt want to ruin their evening by getting all businessy, we didnt ask permission to show photos on the ole blog, so I cant really show you any…. EXCEPT, there happened to be some guests there that have been on my blog quite a few times hehe, and Im sure their mum would love seeing the photos sneakily early, so here is Sophie and Rebecca, looking gorgeous:

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    Thanks for asking me to photograph Pip, I seriously had a great time, and can’t wait to show everyone the photos. Won’t take me long to finish them ;)

    Love Jen

    Personnal: A Bump and a Baby.

    Monday, September 21st, 2009

    As promised, some baby bump photos of my sister and her partner Nat. These aren’t the studio/more professional ones I did, but, they are a bit personal, so not for the blog :)

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    And then just a couple of weeks after these photos…. ALONG CAME BABY woohoo. My poor sister had a terrible pregnancy rash, which is very rare, and took them ages to diagnose it. So she was so itchy, and in pain, so they were going to induce her, as the rash cannot heal until after baby is born. So up she went to the hospital… only to find she was already in labour hehe, love it!!!

    So after a night and morning of labour, Alena was born. And oh she is SO beautiful. I stole lots of cuddles, so didnt take as many photos as you’d expect. Cuddles are way more important ;) But anyway, here’s a few photos from the birthing centre they were transfered to after the birth:

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    Nico normally is afraid of babies (as are most males lol), but he jumped at the chance to have cuddles with his new and first ever niece :)

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    And thanks Nico for taking this one, cuddles with Aunty Jen, yay!!!

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    And I LOVE this photo of Mummy and Daddy with Alena:

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    Arghhhh…. CUTENESS, UTTER UNBELIEVEABLE CUTENESSSSS!!!!

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    Never in my life have I loved someone before I met them, but Alena …. I loved her while she was still growing. I loved her as soon as I knew she existed. And I loveddddd her when I got my first cuddle :) I am so proud of my sister, she’s so beautiful, inside and out, and her daughter is just the same. And I hear Nat is being an awesome dad, napping changing and everything, woohoo!!!

    I cannot WAIT till next week. I am spending it up in Auckland with all three of them. I hear I am on babysitting duty while they have some sleep LOL. GLADLY.

    And for anyone interested in photos, I’ll be doing a proper photoshoot for my gorgeous Niece while Im up there, so keep an eye out :)

    Love Jen

    PS. Photos from the Knights and Princess ball/dance/evening COMING SOON!!!

    Drumroll Please…..

    Saturday, September 19th, 2009

    AND THE WINNER IS….

    Wait… just one minute.

    For some reason, most people turned down entering in the competition… I think people thought I was scamming them or something? If only they knew me, hehe, and knew I LOVE taking photos, and LOVE doing free offers!!!

    Thats a shame for all of them, but a plus for all the people that did actually enter!!

    I did have to choose ONE winner though, and this is what they are winning:

    ONE FREE Family Portrait Sitting (for up to 6 people)

    ONE FREE 8×12 Print

    ONE FREE disc of Low Rez Watermarked Images for Computer Use (these are not printable).

    The winner is under NO obligation whatsoever to purchase any prints from the sitting, if they just want their free one, thats absolutely fine with me :)

    Now…. I feel kinda bad choosing one winner… so I decided to pick a few more to win a lesser package, they can choose whether or not to take it :)

    Basically I am offering a FREE Family Portrait Session to them. No free print (sadly I am not made of money, wish I was so I would never have to charge for my work!), and no free disc. BUT if they want to order prints, they start at only $2.50, so not scary :)

    And one last thing, for all winners, if they order over $30 of prints, they will receive a FREE 6×8 print (worth $10). But again, they are under no obligation to order any prints :)

    OKAY, AND THE WINNER OF THE FREE PORTRAIT SITTING, PRINT, AND DISC IS:

    Lynda Morth

    CONGRATULATIONS :)

    And I chose TWO other names to get a FREE SITTING, they are:

    Michelle Guthrie

    and

    Karen Morrison

    We drew all of the names out of a hat, so totally random. Congratulations to the winners, and sorry to the people that did not win! If you are interested in a sitting still, contact me, Im sure I can give you some kind of super sexy deal ;)

    COULD all the winners contact me at jenniferjcphotos@gmail.com I will be emailing them now also, but Im not sure I can read the email addresses correctly hehe, so they may end up in internet oblivion!!!

    Thanks Again Everyone :)

    Love Ya…

    Woops, forgot to post a photo, how rude of me! So here’s one of me holding my niece, THANKS NICO for taking it. Blog post about my niece and my sisters bump photos still to come, I promise :)

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    General: Aberdeen Gala

    Saturday, September 19th, 2009

    What… A…. Day.

    My cousin, Jo, was selling her jewellery at the Aberdeen Gala today. A while ago when she mentioned it, I offered her a free portrait sitting to use. Whom ever bought a piece of jewellery from her table, went in the draw to win it!!

    I’ll post the winner of that tomorrow :)

    Anyway, I ended up being able to go along since Liz had her baby early, so I quickly threw together some display things, and away I went.

    I didn’t have much room (even though we had to pay for a full section for some reason… lol, life is full of random happenings huh), so I kinda squished it all in, right next to Jo’s stall :) Because of space issues, I had to turn the table around, so I was stuck far from the customers, so I didn’t manage to talk to many people, but… it was an interesting experience, …. and I managed to get HEAPS of books for my niece Alena … and shhhh, a bit of fudge ;)

    And most importantly, Jo had lots of sales and good feedback on her jewellery, so yay for her :)

    So here’s my super sexy squishy stall:

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    PS. Thanks for the loan of the digi frame Jo. And Liz, check out my business card holder you gave me ;)

    And here’s Jo’s setup:

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    And finally, here’s Jo manning her table :D

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    So all in all, a fun time had by all :)

    And once again, winner of the Family Portrait Sitting to be announced tomorrow!!

    Love Jen

    Personal: BABY TIME!

    Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

    So, I told you I’d tell you why I was in Auckland…

    MY SISTER HAD HER BABY, yay!!!!

    I’ll tell ya all about it real soon, just waiting on Liz (my sister) to tell me what baby bump photos I can post, lol, so I can go from baby bump to baby!!

    But… just to wet your appetite … here is my new GORGEOUS beautiful sleepy niece, Alena Esme Eloise Savage:

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    More later :D

    Love Jen

    Party: Tim Turns Three!

    Monday, September 14th, 2009

    Timothy was turning 3, and I got asked to take photos at his party…. of course I said yes, … you know me, never say no to taking photos! Not to mention I love Timothy and his family, they have been awesome since I first started doing photography. So I zipped back down from Auckland (I’ll tell you all about my exciting Auckland news, and why I was up there, in my next post), and headed out to Te Pahu….

    Here are my favourite photos from the day :D

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    HAPPY BIRTHDAY TIMOTHY…..!!!!!

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    Love Jen

    Engagement: Nicholas and Nikki

    Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

    Finished the engagement photos for Nicholas and Nikki today, so thought Id post a few more photos for you all to peruse. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding in a few weeks!!!

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    Love Jen

    General: MAKING SEXY MONIES through me :D

    Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

    If you like the title, check out my facebook for more details: FACEBOOK

    Basically you can make money by sharing my name around, so please check it out!!! No one wants to turn down free money and lots of grateful hugs from me hahaha.

    Love Jen